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fluellen, fluellin [flʊˈɛlən]

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) either of two weedy scrophulariaceous annuals related to the toadflaxes, round-leaved fluellen (Kickxia spuria) and sharp-leaved fluellen (K. elatine)

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Obsolete any of several speedwells, especially Veronica officinalis

[shortened from Welsh Ilysiau Llewelyn Llewelyn's flower]

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